The Boxtrolls

"When troubles strikes friends stack together."

Sep 26 2014 PG 1h 36m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

Plot

THE BOXTROLLS are a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of a city called Cheesebridge. The story is about a young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors who tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator, the town's villain, Archibald Snatcher. When Snatcher comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls. Eggs decides to venture above ground and "into the light," where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie. Together, they devise a daring plan to save The BoxTrolls family. The film is based upon the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow.

Written by

Irena Brignull, Adam Pava, Alan Snow

Directed by

Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Laika Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 61 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
63,006
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA